Crochet-needle



CROCHET NEEDLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1918.

v 1 3 11953? Patented July 20, 1920.

UNITED STATES ISAAC GREEN, 0F MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CROCHET-NEEDLE.

Application filed April 25,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC GREEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Crochet-Needles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in needles such as crocheting needles and others used for analogous purposes, the object being to provide simple and inexpensive, yet eflicient means for receiving one of the users fingers in such a manner as to effectively hold the needle in proper position, and to prevent the formation of calluses upon the hand.

WVith the foregoing general object in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a crochet needle constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing the same applied to the users hand;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a needle;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The improved needle consists of a rod which is provided with a working point 2 constructed according to the character of the work to be done, and at a suitable point between its ends the needle is preferably flattened at 3 and provided with a pair of integral oppositely extending thin resilient wings 4 thus forming a fingerseat, these wings being outwardly tapering and curved inwardly about axes that extend at acute angles to the length of the needle, to form a tubular element for embracing the users finger that is seated on the seat formed by the flat portion 3 and relatively broad bases of the wings 4, said wings being provided with extensions 5 integral therewith and turned inwardly into sliding overlapped Specification of Letters Patent. l

Patented July 20, 1920.

1918. Serial No. 230.761.

relation, said wings and their extensions thus forming a socket which will be expansible and contractible, accordin to the size of the finger. Due to the resihency of the metal, the socket will be self-contracting but will easily expand when necessary.

The relatively wide bases of the wings 4 and the intervening fiat parts 3 provide a finger-seat of large area and gives the necessary strength and rigidity to the part of the needle that receives the greatest strain, while the relatively narrow edges of the wings provide the necessary flexibility for fitting fingers of different sizes. The arrangement shown and described specifically is extremely simple and highly efiicient, the seat or socket serving not only. to properly position the needle for work, but acting also as a shield which will prevent the thumb and forefin ger from becoming calloused or otherwise sore from use of the needle. Because of the overlapped ends of the wings having their extreme edges curved and smooth, all danger of entangling the work therewith is avoided. It is to be considered that the improved needle will prevent cramping of the users hand as now so often takes place with the common straight form of needle. As above suggested, the needle may be constructed for numerous purposes and the invention is not therefore confined solely toa crochet needle.

I claim:

A crochet needle thinned between its ends for a distance substantially equal to the length of the first joint of a persons forefinger, a pair of thin resilient wings extending oppositely from and integral with said thinned part of the needle, said wings and said thinned part being jointly curved to form a finger receiving thimble whose axis is oblique to the needle, said wings being of a width at their inner ends substantially equal to the length of said thinned part of the needle and decreasing in width toward their outer ends, said outer ends slidably overlapping, being free of connection with each other, and being rounded to prevent catching of thread thereon.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ISAAC GREEN. 

